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Item 39 is a pretty Christmas card:
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
The card is simply signed: Charles Jensen
Another mystery person. If you are researching Mr. Jensen, please contact me.
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Another Christmas Card:
Hearty Good Wishes
For A Merry Christmas
And A Happy New Year
To Belle and Charle
from
Tom Morrisey
Another mystery person. Please contact me if you are researching a Morrisey family with connections to Newaygo or Wexford Counties, Michigan.
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Best Wishes
Postmark, Boon, Mich, April 19, 1917 Addressee:
Mr and Mrs. Charlie Tinker
Manton, Mich
RR #1
A return address, Boon RR1, C/O ???? is written under the postmark
Hello! Ant on top yet
Have things so they
look far different they
did Saturday. Mrs.
Boyd hasn’t called on me
yet ??? Laila says she will
pretty soon. Laila is
coming for supper Wed.
night. Like it quite well
here. It is pleasant
when the sun shines.
Frank and Lila
Frank A. Fellows, Belle’s youngest child, and Lila M. Longstreet, the daughter of Harmon Longstreet and Susie Burdick married twice, according to the Wexford County, Michigan marriage records, in 1914 and 1920. They were the parents of two, one child survived to adulthood, Loren W. Fellows.
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We wish to acknowledge with sincere
thanks the kind expression
of your sympathy
A quick search for the Freund family in Wexford County, Michigan where Belle lived from about 1900 on turns up several records.
The 1900 census shows the family of Frank Freund: Frank, 49, Augsta (sic), 45, William, 22; Amelia, 16; Herman, 13; Lydia, 11; and Elsie, 10. All family members are listed as having been born in Germany, and Frank’s arrival year is given as 1893, seven years in the US, naturalized. Augusta was listed as the mother of five children, five living.
In 1910, the Freund family of Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan was listed as: Frank, 57; Augusta, 54; Herman, 22; Martha, 21, and Pauline, 8.
On the 1920 census of the same place, the family was: Frank, 66; Elizabeth, 63; Herman, 33; and Pauline, 18.
When the 1930 census was taken the family was: Herman, 42; and Frank, 77.
The early Michigan records, indexed on the new familysearchlab.org site, show for the Freund family of Wexford County:
Louisa Freund, daughter of Frank Freund, married John Schutte on 29 June 1898 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan. Louisa’s father is listed as Frank Freund.
Augusta Freund married, in Colfax Township, Wexford County on 25 June 1902 George E. Ekholm. Her parents were listed as F. Frank Freund and Elizabeth A. Amont.
Emilie Freund, daughter of R.a. Freund, married John Manly on 26 March 1902 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan.
William Freund, son of Frank Freund and Augusta Arnold married Augusta Schmidt on 26 Dec 1900.
Pauline Freund, daughter of Frank Freund and Augusta Green married ED Swan on 26 December 1920 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan.
Two birth records for this family are listed:
Pauline L. Freund, daughter of Frank and Augusta Freund, born 11 August 1901.
Lena M. Freund, daughter of William and Augusta A. Freund, born 16 November 1902 in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan.
It seems that either some marriage or death records for this family are missing. Since the Michigan records available on the Family Search site are limited to births 1867-1902, deaths 1867-1897, and marriages 1868-1925, events may have occurred outside that range, or may have gone unrecorded.
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A downtown view of Saginaw, Michigan.
Postmark Saginaw, Mich. April 12, 1915. The time is illegible. Addressed to:
Mrs. Chas. Tinker
Manton
Mich
RFD #1
Dear friends,
How are you.
I am nearly
froze. it was
snowing this
morning. I think
we will be hom Saturday
From
Anna H.
Just another mystery person.
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If you know what town this is, please contact me. There is no sign of a stamp or postmark on this view of a city main street.
This card is addressed:
Mrs. Charlie Tinker
Manton
Wexford Co.
Mich
Written near the bottom of the message area:
R.F.D. #1.
Here are the mystery names which appear on items from Belle’s box. This list is of people for whom partial information can be found by studying the items from Belle’s Box.
Keep in mind that not all 400+ items have been transcribed to date, and perhaps more information about the people on this list will be found. If the people are identified by later items, and if so I will add them to the “Cast of Characters” post, and delete them here.
In the meantime, if you can identify these names associated with Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker, Charlie Tinker, Wexford county or Newaygo county Michigan, please contact me.
| Name | Post | Info |
| Agnes | 2-28 | Sent Mother’s Day card to Belle, no date. |
| Alice, Homer & Boys | 2-69 | Sent undated Christmas card, |
| Ashley, Clinton L. “Mike” | 2-73 | V-mail, 30 November 1943. |
| B, Jessie | 34 | Sent a card to Belle postmarked Manton, Mich, sometime after 15 July 1913. |
| Bailey, Mr. & Mrs. A.C. | 62, 97 |
Sent a Christmas cards to Belle, in unknown years. |
| Baldwin, Mrs. | 54 | Mentioned in a post card sent from Mrs. Culver to Belle in 1920, in connection with the ladies aid. |
| Beardsley, Mr. & Mrs. | 2-80 | Undated Christmas card. |
| Bauer/Bauers | 10 | Sender of a Christmas card, no other information |
| Beardsley, ?? | 47 | Sent a card to Belle postmarked Sandusky, Mich., August 7, 1930. |
| Blanche | 11 | Sent a postcard from Traverse City, Michigan to Dana Taylor of the Manton area. |
| Bisard, Mrs. | 11 | Sent a postcard to Belle in 1910. |
| Borghild & George | 11 | Sent a Christmas card to Belle in 1928.. |
| Colbert, Dr. & Mrs. | 2-56 | Sent a sympathy card, probably after Charlie’s death. |
| Colbert, Eare & Marie | 2-32 | Christmas card, 1947. |
| Colley, Maud | 2-16 | Birthday card, 1945. |
| Colley, Maud | 2-88 | Undated Christmas card. |
| Colley, Maud | 2-8 | Sent a sympathy card to Belle. The card was signed,”Mrs. Maud Colley, Fred and Charles Warren”. |
| Culver, Mrs. Oren | 54 | Sent Belle a card regarding hosting a ladies aid meeting in October, 1920 |
| De Baets, Mr. & Mrs. Emil | 2-72 | Sympathy card, probably after Charlie Tinker’s death. |
| Decker, Beatrice | 25 | Sent an undated birthday card to Belle. |
| Emma | 64 | Referred to in a postcard sent by Hattie to Belle in April, 1921. |
| Edd | 64 | Referred to in a postcard sent by Hattie to Belle in April, 1921. |
| Fales, Mr. & Mrs. H. | 14 | Sent Christmas card in 1947. I received this comment: “Fales lived on or just off M42 about half way to Manton.” |
| Gardner, Bertie | 2-71 | Undated birthday card. |
| Goodall, Patty | 2-45 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Gray, Harry | 37 | Recipient of a post card from “Ona” of Lincoln, Nebraska, mailed 10 Sept 1908. |
| Grigg (Gregg), Mrs | 9 | Sent card 12 Dec 1927 regarding quilting at “Mrs. Leaches”. A comment tells me: “Mrs Gregg lived next to Frank Freund on West 20 Road in Colfax. The Leaches lived near by also.” |
| H, Anna | 43 | Sender of a card postmarked 12 April 1915 Saginaw Mich |
| Hubbard, Ann | 2-50 | Undated Christmas card, maybe from the same person as item 43. |
| Hattie | 64 | Sent a postcard to Belle in April, 1921 |
| J.H.M. | 44 | Sender of a Christmas card postmarked 20 Dec 1901 Manton, Mich |
| Jacobs, Mr. & Mrs. C. | 23 | Birthday card to Belle, undated. |
| Jacobs, LeRoy & Elizabeth | 2-44 | Undated expression of thanks. |
| Jensen, Charles | 39 | Sender of a Christmas card |
| Leach, Mrs | 9 | Quilting at her home in December, 1927. A comment tells me: “Mrs Gregg lived next to Frank Freund on West 20 Road in Colfax. The Leaches lived near by also.” |
| Leonard, Mr. & Mrs. | 13 | Sent a Christmas card, no other information |
| Lon | 5 | Sent card to Charlie Tinker, Manton, MI postmarked 13 Dec 1911, Hesperia |
| Mary & Millie | 2-57 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Minnie & Frank | 2-20 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Morrisey, Tom | 40 | Sender of a Christmas card |
| NF | 31 | Sent a card to Charles Tinker on 15 October 1915 from somewhere in Michigan. |
| Nutter, Walter | 2-77 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Ona | 37 | Sender of a post card to Harry Gray of Manton on 10 Sept 1908 |
| Potter, Mr. & Mrs. Perry E. | 2-68 | Undated sympathy card. |
| Reardon, William | 42 | Sender of a Christmas card, no other information |
| Reardon, William | 22 | Sender of a Christmas card, no other information |
| Reed, Olia | 29 | Sent a card to Belle 9 Dec 1911 from Grand Rapids. Her address: 0176 Second Ave. |
| Reed, Olia | 27 | Sent a card to Belle, no date, her address: 721 Oakland Ave. |
| Reed, Olia | 24 | Sent undated card to Belle, possibly with forwarded mail. |
| Reed, Olia | 106 | Sent card to Belle from Grand Rapids, March 4, 1913. |
| Taylor, Dana | 11 | Manton area resident, received a postcard from “Blanche” |
| Rice, Mrs. Nora of Nashville, MI | 2-79 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Skidmore, family | 2-12 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Skidmore, family | 2-96 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Vern, Julia & Juanita | 2-57 | Undated Christmas Card. |
| Warren, Fred and Charles | 2-8 | Sent a sympathy card to Belle. The card was signed, “Mrs. Maud Colley, Fred and Charles Warren”. |
| Whitney, Mary | 17 49 |
Sent a birthday card. Also a post card addressed to Belle, “Dear Friend”. No other information |
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This is a Christmas card, which must have been mailed in an envelope.
Christmas Card
Another mystery. A check of the census at Ancestry.com shows several William Reardons with Michigan residences or birthplaces. But, none of them lived near Belle and Charlie’s home in Wexford County.
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A Christmas Card:
“A Merry Christmas”
Addressed to:
Bell Fellows
Manton
Mich
Postmarked: Manton, Mich
Dec 20 1901 PM
A
Happy
Exmas & a
ple?in
New Year
to you all
J.H.M.
(If anyone knows what kind of New Year the family should have, please let me know!)
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“HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER ROOMS WITH BATH”
Hotel McDonald, C. F. Collins, Prop., Sandus………h. (Sandusky, Mich)
Addressed to Mrs. Chas Tinker, Mesick, Mich. The postmark is Sandusky, Aug 7 1930
This is where we are
spending our summer
very nice place.
glad you got your ????
O.K.
Aint we having hot
weather? Terrible but
won’t be long where
will be wanting some
of this heat.
Hope you are feeling good.
As ever ??? Beardsley
Hot and cold running water would have been quite a luxury in rural northern Michigan in 1930. I’m pretty sure that most families made due with a pump, bucket and a washtub.
Sandusky, Michigan is located in Sanilac County, in the in Michigan’s thumb. If you check out the City’s website, you can see another image of McDonalds Hotel, by watching the “Memories of Yesterday” photo tour. Go ahead, it only takes a minute, and it’s fun…
As for the sender of this card, I haven’t a clue.
